Rudolph Voice Actor Larry D. Mann Dies At 91 – ARTICLE

First Published: January 6, 2014 8:32 PM EST Credit: Getty Images

Bob Crane as Col. Robert E. Hogan (dressed as Col. Klink) and Larry D. Mann as SS General Brenner in the ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ episode, ‘The Reluctant Target.’ Original air date, April 7, 1967Caption Bob Crane as Col. Robert E. Hogan (dressed as Col. Klink) and Larry D. Mann as SS General Brenner in the ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ episode, ‘The Reluctant Target.’ Original air date, April 7, 1967

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Larry D. Mann, who voiced Yukon Cornelius in the animated Christmas favorite “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” has died. He was 91.

His son, Richard Mann, says the actor died of age-related causes on Monday in Los Angeles.

Beginning in the 1950s, the Canadian-born Mann had small roles in movies, including “The Sting” and “In the Heat of the Night.”

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On TV, his appearances included “Gunsmoke,” '‘Bewitched” and Hill Street Blues.”

He also did voice work for animated shows, including 1964’s “Rudolph.”

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His son says Mann’s last role before retirement was playing a talent agent in the 1991 TV show “Homefront.”

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